[amsat-bb] Is it me?

I thought the TS-2000 had all the doppler correction built in. Why aren't
you using that since your laptop isn't attached to the radio????
Jeff Moore -- KE7ACY
On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 8:41 PM, Rick Tejera <saguaroastro at cox.net> wrote:
> All,
>>>> While planning upgrades to the shack, I've decided to try my hand at the
> linear birds again, taking myb TS-2000 outside and operating Semi portable.
> So far it has been a lesson in frustration. I've yet to find my downlink.
> Tonight I tried to get on XW-2C on the 0100UT pass which was 70 degrees
> from
> DM33.
>>>> First let me describe how I set up. (I finally solved the memory storage
> issue I wrote about a few weeks ago). basically it's just the radio into an
> ELK on my equatorial tripod mount and the laptop (Still waiting for the
> USB-->Serial converter to get SATPC 32 talking to the radio).
>> So I started at the center of the passband and using the doppler
> corrections
> in SAtPC, tuned the UHF uplink down to where Sat POC said it would hear at
> the sat and moved around bit trying to hear myself. Kept adjusting the
> uplink and also played with the other way Calling CQ on the uplink and
> moving the downlink trying to find myself.self Didn't hear jack the whole
> pass.
>>>> I did record the pass and thought I might have heard myself, but it was
> toow
> eak to discern my call or grid, (though it did kinda sound like me).
>>>> So, I guess I have two questions:
>>>> 1) Is my methodology correct? if not what am I doing wrong?
>> 2) Did anyone hear me?
>>>> I'm hoping once I get the Cable and SATPC talking to the radio, it might
> make it easier, but I think knowing how to do this manually should be
> skillset i should have.
>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>>> Rick Tejera (K7TEJ)
>> Saguaro Astronomy Club
>> www.saguaroastro.org
>> Thunderbird Radio Club
>> www.w7tbc.org
>> 623-572-0713
>> 623-203-4121 (cell)
>>SaguaroAstro at cox.net>>>> _______________________________________________
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